‘I’m Done’ – NFL Running Back Announces Surprise Retirement At 24 originally appeared on The Spun.
A young NFL running back has announced his retirement a couple of weeks ahead of the 2025 regular season.
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The 2025 NFL regular season is a little more than a month away. Preseason games are scheduled to start this week. Teams have begun to report for training camp, with rosters trimming down ahead of Week 1.
One notable NFL team has lost a running back to retirement, at the surprising age of 24 years old.
Zach Evans, a 24-year-old running back from Ole Miss, has decided to retire. He made his decision official on Monday evening, July 28, according to reports.
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FLORHAM PARK, NJ – JULY 29: New York Jets football helmets sit on the ground during a morning practice at Atlantic Health Jets Training Center on July 29, 2021 in Florham Park, New Jersey. (Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images)Rich Schultz/Getty Images
The Jets announced the official roster move on Monday afternoon.
From the report:
The Jets placed RB Zach Evans on the reserve/retried list.
Evans (5-11, 211) signed a reserve/futures contract with the Green & White on Jan. 6. He played 10 games for the Rams last season and rushed 9 times for 19 yards before joining the Jets’ practice squad on Dec. 18. A sixth-round pick (No. 215 overall) of the Rams in the 2023 NFL Draft, Evans played collegiately at TCU and Ole Miss.
Evans had 9 rushes for 19 yards during the 2024 season, while playing with the Los Angeles Rams. He joined the New York Jets practice squad later in the year.
The former Ole Miss Rebels standout has decided to call it a career on Monday.
‘I’m Done’ – NFL Running Back Announces Surprise Retirement At 24 first appeared on The Spun on Jul 29, 2025
This story was originally reported by The Spun on Jul 29, 2025, where it first appeared.